Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops back to
the country.
He said Islamic State (IS) fighters would be targeted to prevent the
slaughter of religious minorities or if they threaten US interests.
No strikes have been made yet but the US has made humanitarian air
drops to Iraqis under threat from the militants.
IS has seized Qaraqosh, Iraq's biggest Christian town, forcing locals to flee.
Speaking at the White House on Thursday evening after meetings with
his national security advisers, Mr. Obama said US military aircraft
had dropped food and water to members of the Yazidi religious minority
community who were trapped on Mount Sinjar by the IS fighters.
Officials had warned that the Yazidis faced starvation and dehydration
if they remained on the mountain, and slaughter at the hands of the IS
if they fled.
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